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Tim Kelly, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney

Down and under pressure: US and UK artists are taking over Australian charts, leaving local talent behind

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Missy Higgins’ recent ARIA number-one album, The Second Act, represents an increasingly rare sighting: an Australian artist at the top of an Australian chart.

My recently published analysis of Australia’s best-selling singles and albums from 2000 to 2023 shows a significant decline in the representation of artists from Australia and non-English-speaking countries.

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